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Diary of a wimpy kid’s mom

April 11, 2012 by Jessica 7 Comments

My son is not strong. He is, as the kids say, a shrimp. On the soccer field, the kids complain when picking teams, “But he’s so small.” When one of his good friends found out he was taking a sports class after school, he told my boy, “You suck at sports.” I imagine he’s probably…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: allergies, athletics, baseball, biking, endurance, Frisbee, From Left to Write Book Club, health, hiking, Holistic Health, running, school, sports, strength, weakness

Mama Wants to Run

January 7, 2009 by Jessica Leave a Comment

This post originally appeared on DC Metro Moms on January 7, 2009 Mama Wants to Run It was going to be a glorious new beginning: turning a corner in parenting, relationships, and commitment to health. I’d registered with a friend to run the Labor Day Virginia Beach Rock & Roll Half-Marathon.  Our husbands would watch…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: exercise, running

Drinkin’ and a-Runnin’

June 7, 2008 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Who knew that May 31st was the day before June 1st? When my friend’s husband asked if I was available to come to a surprise birthday party for her, I didn’t put it together that the half-marathon I’d just registered for was the following morning, Sunday, at 7:00 a.m. – a hour away. We talked…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: craniosacral therapy, essential oils, flower essences, nutrition, running

Getting the Groove Back

May 18, 2008 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Back in August, I sprained my ankle two weeks before I was going to run a half-marathon (what would have been my longest race). It’s been a long recovery that I’ll write about from various perspectives in the future. What I’m feeling good about right now is that I am starting to imagine exercise being…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: injury, priorities, running, yoga

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